A COO in waiting 
CN has appointed Remi G. Lalonde as executive VP and special advisor to the CEO in anticipation of his transition to the role of the company’s chief commercial officer (CCO) later in the year. As a former CEO, CFO and SVP at a prominent forest products company, Lalonde has... more
DHL Express: new heads for Asia Pacific
DHL Express has announced the following changes to its Asia Pacific management board (from left to right): Yung C. Ooi is now Asia Pacific’s senior vice president for commercial, Andy Chiang managing director for DHL Express Hong Kong & Macau, Ji Hun (Michael) Han managing... more
Why January remains the busiest month for jobs
The “new year, new job” trend has been a seasonal pattern in the labour market for many years. In 2023, there was a particular boom in January, with job applications 32% over the 2022 average, higher than any other month. With 25 years of experience in recruitment, Mark... more
A promotion for Lasse Wirenius
Lasse Wirenius, internal auditor and group quality manager at Finnlines, was appointed to the company’s extended board of management, effective 1 January 2024. He joined Finnlines in January 2020 and reports to the chairman of company’s board of directors, and the president and... more
Emo-Trans refreshes its executive team
The shareholders of Emo-Trans have appointed two additional managing directors to the company. Ercan Ince will be responsible for commercial management. He has been with Emo-Trans for nine years and his most recent position was head of the finance and personnel departments.... more
BusinessCode scales up
Logistics and technology expert Usman Khan, currently global sales manager at BlueBox Systems, will now also steer the sales management at the parent company, BusinessCode. Combining his two roles, he will operate from London. Khan brings many years of experience in the... more
All change at Stef Group
Stef, a provider of transport and logistics services for temperature-controlled food products, has announced several changes to its executive committee and the management of its operations in Spain and Portugal. Christophe Leray has been appointed director of information... more
Europa Road appoints ‘Go-to Guy’
Europa Road has appointed Guy Dunmow as national full load sales manager. With more than 30 years’ experience working for Europa, he will lead the full load unaccompanied export-to-continent teams, driving business development in Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and... more
A promotion at Finnlines
Merja Kallio-Mannila has been appointed head of group sales, customer service and marketing, effective 1 January 2024. In addition to her new duties, she will continue to manage the sales and customer service department for Finland. Kallio-Mannila has been a member of... more
A new management for logistics services
Geis Group has appointed a new head for its logistics services division. Erik Lassen (centre) has been at the helm since 1 January 2024, overseeing all of the company’s contract logistics business in Germany. He replaces Johannes Söllner, who has officially retired but will... more